Perry

Lapp

Perry

Lapp

ss Sion

question is in his second year as director of health and physical education
in this Illinois city.

Doc, there are other differences in the boys and girls rankings of
reasons for taking gym that I thin ought to be pointed out: 52% of the
girls expected to learn to be msre graceful, while only 30% of the boys
expected to attain grace. There was also the question of taking gym as
an aid in developing big muscles: 52% of the boys were interested in big
muscles, while only 28% ef the girls were interested in big, musclese

Dad, your last statement eught to be re-worded - only 28% of the
girls were interested in big muscles for themselves.

I suppose that could be a jokes But to get on with the twb a ddition-
al comparisons - 35% of the girls were for gym "as an aid in reducing", as
against 17% of the boyss And the one reasons listed last for taking gym -
get this - was "to get out of the study hall", Both the boys and girls
agreed on this.s

Mr. Perry a nd I have tried to discuss physical education from the
student's standpoint and we would like to leave the air with this thought.
The young people in high school are discriminating enough to know that if
their teachers of physical education are gentlemen or ladies these
teachers will practice and not preach. You cannet fool the youth long on
this point. Thank yous